George Bisharat

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George Bisharat, 2010

George Bisharat (born 1954) is an American professor of law and frequent commentator on current events in the Middle East, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in particular.

Life

Villa Harun Al Rashid, in Talbiya, built by Bisharat's paternal grandfather in 1926, confiscated by the Israelis after 1948, and becoming Golda Meir's residence in the 1960s.[1]

Bisharat was born in

cum laude from Harvard Law School. In 1987, he earned a PhD in Anthropology and Middle East Studies from Harvard University.[4]

Bisharat served as deputy

Palestinian judiciary system, and is a former member of the editorial board of the Journal of Palestine Studies.[4]

Views

Bisharat is a commentator on the Middle East and the legal and human rights aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and his written commentaries have been published in U.S. and international media. He was an critic of

State of Israel
.

Bisharat supports the possibility a

Palestinian Territories
.

Bisharat has argued in the

New York Times that Israel's actions in the 2008–2009 Israel–Palestine conflict over Gaza constitute war crimes.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Talbiyeh Days: At Villa Harun ar-Rashid Archived 2019-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, by George Bisharat, June 15, 2007
  2. ^ "'The Family Never Lived Here'". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  3. ^ "How My Family Lost Their Home When Israel Took Over Palestinan Property in 1948". George Washington University. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  4. ^ a b George Bisharat: Professor and commentator Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine The Institute for Middle East Understanding
  5. Wall Street Journal
    , January 10, 2009
  6. New York Times
    , April 4, 2009.